Hey, any younger members on here? Anybody else under 20 years old? I am 17 and just want to check and see if I am the only teen on here. If I find out I am the only teen HAMBer I will lose even more hope in society[emoji23]. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Well I thought I was young until you said under 20 lol hahaha but I'm 31 Sent from my SM-G903W using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
There are quite a few threads like this out there and there are a fair amount of young guns. I started my build when I was 19, and now I am 21. Hopefully it runs before 22.
I have heard that is the age where you get to live your "second childhood," so this is true I guess? Haha Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Hey, on the bright side, young people like me can learn a lot from "mature" people. I have the confidence that if someone my age is building a traditional rod and is stuck, someone like you will know what they need to do to get whatever problem they are having fixed. You "mature" folks are mentors. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Don't be afraid to ask any thing. Just remember the only dumb question is the one that's not asked. And remember this is a life style a love for this hotrod life must never die. Actually it's a sickness and there's no cure so just know that when you get infected with the old car cough.
Great way of looking at it. I have been saving my money up to get an old car to do a budget vintage hot rod build this summer, gotta get through the last 20 weeks of junior year in high school first though. Hopefully you will see a build thread from me on here soon. I have a Chevy 235 straight six that could be rebuilt and turned into a good traditional hot rod mill. I am thinking a t bucket would be cool with that motor. That would probably be the easiest route for a budget build, kits are fairly inexpensive and are probably a good route for a hot rod newb like me. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Thank God, I am not the only one, there is still hope for hot rodding's future. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I got another buddy who's 18 building a 1930 model a completely traditional from the ground up, he sold his gokart when he was 14 to buy a frame and has been building from there, there's youngs guys out there but there few and far between Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
What are your plans for the 235? What year is it and what year is the head on it? Remember, it didn't happen if there are no pics....and beware! The inline6 haters club will be along shortly to try to tell you that's not a hot rod engine and it is just not a cool engine. Just ignore their stupidity!
I don't let hate bother me, my go to words are "suck it". Any engine can be a hot rod engine, a hot rod is supposed to be a cheap car, built purely for speed, they may not be pretty, or luxurious, but they are fast as hell. Hot rodding is about being resourceful and using what you have on hand to build a car for speed. The motor is a 235 out of a 1957 Chevy, so it has the full oiling system, not the older splash system that was known for throwing rods. Bone stock motor, I have two more Rochester model B carbs, so I was thinking three Rochesters on an Offenhauser intake would be cool, do a custom header, lakes style with a cap so I could put the cap on and have a full exhaust system under the car, then the cap comes off on the occasion that I want to raise hell, or if I am at the drag strip. I know the head is an issue, really restrictive on air flow, so when I have the motor rebuilt I will get the head ported. If you know of a better head option please let me know. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
It is at an auto repair shop in a family member's car, so I don't have pics of the motor, but I already bought the motor from my uncle on the cheap because he was not going to use it. It has not been turned over for a little more than 10 years. I think it would just need to be handed over to a machine shop, I know of one near me that has been in business since 1956, so they would probably know what to do. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Yeah that sounds like the place to take it. If you feel comfortable and have the place to disassemble it, that is an awesome way to get to know the engine. Those old guys in the machine shop might act crabby but as soon as you leave after asking a million questions they will laugh and talk about you and will eventually take a liking to you.
Not entirely sure what the numbers are, but if that is the head they would have used on the 235 in a 1957 Chevy 3/4 ton truck then yes it would be an 848 head. I need to brush up on my six banger knowledge too. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
If you can, do some basic tests yourself. Compression test, leak down tests, etc. I bought mine off CL and tried to fire it up on the floor before I tore into it. Got it to pop a couple of times is all, but even that was a great motivator!
I have heard from others that their work is really good, and in order to have been in business for so long their work would have to be good. They have probably done a Chevy 235 rebuild before. I have also heard they try to be fair on the price of Engine builds. Hopefully since they see I am young they might cut me a descent deal, they might see me as a lifelong customer. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Something that I've found out over the years is if they keep a clean machine shop and have been around that long the chances are they are good. I went into the machine shop where I had my work done and told the guy this was a hobby, I was cash rolling the project and asked if he could work with me. He was great about it. I told him I would be by on every payday and I was. He would do work as I paid him up and I was able to see progress. Again a great motivator to see it coming together. If for some reason I had to miss a payday I would go by there anyway and tell him. People like that stuff!
Welcome to the hobby! I'm not a teenager anymore, but I was when I got into old cars, and most of the rest of us started young too. I just wish we'd had the internet when I was your age, so I could have got advice from such a huge group of enthusiasts. Use us!
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